The book of chess
Subtitle: containing the rudiments of the game, and elementary analyses of the most popular openings
By: Exemplified in games actually played by the greatest masters; including Staunton's Analysis of the king's and queen's gambits, numerous positions and problems on diagrams. Both original and selected; also a series of chess tales, with illustrations engraved from original designs. The whole extracted and tr. from the best sources, by H. R. Agnel
Publisher: D. Appleton and company
Published: 1856
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 509
Notes: Running title: Chess for winter evenings.

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